Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers: Winner – ARDL Mentor of the Year Award 2024 & 2022
13 December 2023 A dentist who admitted factual findings by a Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) and that his fitness to practise was impaired by his actions and attitude, successfully appealed to the Administrative Court in relation to the General Dental…
24 November 2023 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) brought an appeal to the Administrative Court under section 49 of the Solicitors Act 1974 against a costs order imposed by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) in its favour in the sum…
2 November 2023 A surgeon launched a second appeal to the Court of Appeal in respect of disciplinary proceedings against him which engaged the right to freedom of expression guaranteed by the common law and under Art 10 European Convention…
25 October 2023 A doctor’s appeal under s40 Medical Act 1983 against a decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal to strike him off relied on a single ground: (a) did Ms B’s statement constitute fresh evidence which should be received…
28 September 2023 An appeal by the PSA against a decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal was upheld in the Administrative Court on the grounds that the charges brought against a doctor by the General Medical Council did not adequately…
12 September 2023 An NHS Trust sought the endorsement of a High Court Judge for its clinical decision that Andy Casey died on 16 July 2023 at 11.51pm, by virtue of a declaration to that effect: St George's University Hospitals…
The appellant who, on appeal, challenges the facts found by a regulatory tribunal must be prepared for an uphill struggle. Appellate courts have warned repeatedly in cases at the highest level not to interfere with findings of fact by trial…
18 August 2023 The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) challenged in the High Court a decision of an Adjudicating Panel of Social Work England (SWE) that a finding of impairment of fitness to practise of a social worker (MDR) was not…
16 August 2023 Findings of a Fitness to Practise Committee of the General Optical Council (GOC) of misconduct, impairment and erasure from the register against a student dispensing optician, were quashed in the High Court: Suleman v General Optical Council…
26 July 2023 A former solicitor who was struck off the roll in January 2020 brought second appeals, firstly, against the order of Sharp J made in 2011 dismissing a defamation claim brought by the former solicitor and, secondly, against…